Just Emptied Every Pocket

[task82]

Originally Posted by Beno393

Probally not this time, so far the Dana 30 bog stock but with the end caps tacked on has put up with mountains of abuse with aggressive 34" muddies, alot of wheels up and high speed impacts, i wont be suprised if the tubes are bent when they try to put the sleeves in!

i have snapped one axle, which upon inspection seemed to be caused by the loss of an end cap (hence why they are tacked now)

Ill be going 35" muds once i tear these tires apart, and as for the diff, with a locker im limiting the torque to each axle to 50% rather then a possible 100%.

with moly axles, those beefy sleeves, C gussets and stonger crown i think the worst i could do is snap a moly axle, which is a cheap fuse for the drivetrain and wont leave me stranded.
I may just be being naive, but with lockers, lift, gearing and disconnects i should no longer have to drive my rig like a madman possessed to get to hard to reach places like i currently do, hopefully with more traction i can drive slower and in a more controlled manner....well thats the theory anyway!

what i wanted to avoid was spending 8k on a bulletproof diff and move the weaklink to the transfer case or gearbox!

She should climb like a mountain goat mate

[Disaster^Recovery]

Nice...Maybe upgrade the stock balljoints if you haven't already done so??

[Beno393]

Oh, i didnt realise the stock balljoints were a problem! any particular brand you lads using?

btw im so exited! i have looked up every part on my list, researched them all night! im an offshore electrician so that basically means i spend twelve hours surfing the net... giving me more time to drool at jeeps and read winch reviews.

meanwhile my wife broke down in the jeep again (2nd slave cylinder) but i no longer get angry at the jeep...i love my jeep too much! i well and truly have the jeep bug, is there a cure before i go bankrupt?

[yaypatch]

Originally Posted by Beno393

Oh, i didnt realise the stock balljoints were a problem! any particular brand you lads using?

btw im so exited! i have looked up every part on my list, researched them all night! im an offshore electrician so that basically means i spend twelve hours surfing the net... giving me more time to drool at jeeps and read winch reviews.

meanwhile my wife broke down in the jeep again (2nd slave cylinder) but i no longer get angry at the jeep...i love my jeep too much! i well and truly have the jeep bug, is there a cure before i go bankrupt?

If you find the cure let me know ..

[Magnum PI]

Originally Posted by Beno393

Oh, i didnt realise the stock balljoints were a problem! any particular brand you lads using?

btw im so exited! i have looked up every part on my list, researched them all night! im an offshore electrician so that basically means i spend twelve hours surfing the net... giving me more time to drool at jeeps and read winch reviews.

meanwhile my wife broke down in the jeep again (2nd slave cylinder) but i no longer get angry at the jeep...i love my jeep too much! i well and truly have the jeep bug, is there a cure before i go bankrupt?

Synergy ball joints seem to be the answer, and bankruptcy is the only cure for jeep addiction! Its stronger than any drug ive had lol

[Beno393]

Originally Posted by acko73

Synergy ball joints seem to be the answer, and bankruptcy is the only cure for jeep addiction! Its stronger than any drug ive had lol

Bankruptcy is outta the question so looks like im a jeeper for life... even if they are under engineered and less reliable then some other 4wbys...they will just never be as awesome.

Im changing my ratio choice to 4.10, but im open to ideas?

i plan on doing a few nullabour trips, i want the needle around 2000-2100 at 100km,

i hate letting my CRD drive below 1900, it struggles

[MidnightMods]

456 on 35 gives me around 2200rpm at 100 6speed.
the tune does amazing things for the CRD get it before picking what ratio you want as the power is amazing over factory